A BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW ON THE MOST DANGEROUS DISEASES OF THE HONEY BEE

Abstract

Honey Bees, in addition to their production of honey, pollinate fruit trees and other cropsto flowers. Any threat to bees, whether from herbicides, pesticides, diseases or parasitesis fraught with consequences not only for the bee, but also for agriculture ingeneral.Numerous reports and studies have reported recent deaths and massive loss ofbee colonies (Colony Collapse Discorder). The health of bees is one of the factors thatcauses this phenomena. The purpose of this article is to review a recent literature onmajor diseases of bees in different stages of their development.The study presents asynthesis on the main diseases: varroasis and acariosis, American and Europeanfoulbrood and viruses. All these pathologies have a negative influence on the colonies,causing symptoms and a decrease in production and mortality